Twinings of London Tea bag Black Tea 'Earl Grey Decaffeinated'

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Tea Information:
Tea: Earl Grey Decaffeinated
Type: Black Tea
Packaging: Tea bag
Company: Twinings of London
Purchase: Here
Description: Fine black tea expertly blended with the citrus fruit flavor of bergamot, to deliver an uplifting tea with a unique floral aroma and refreshing taste.
Ingredients: Decaffeinated Black Tea, Bergamot Flavouring

Steep Information:
Amount: 1 tea bag
Additives: non-dairy creamer
Water:8 ounces hot water spigot
Steep Time: a little over 6 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: none
Steeped Tea Smell: non-dairy creamer
Flavor: non-dairy creamer
Body: N/A
Aftertaste: N/A
Liquor: cloudy brown

I gave it 3 minutes, then 6, then left it for a while. I will be nice and assume the tea is too old to have flavor and am tossing the remainder of the gift.

Post-Steep Additives: none

Twinings of London Teabag Black Tea 'Earl Grey Decaffeinated'

Tea Information:
Tea: Earl Grey Decaffeinated
Type: Black Tea
Packaging: Teabag
Company: Twinings of London
Purchase: Here
Description: Fine black tea expertly blended with the citrus fruit flavor of bergamot, to deliver an uplifting tea with a unique floral aroma and refreshing taste.
Ingredients: Decaffeinated Black Tea, Bergamot Flavouring

Steep Information:
Amount: 1 Teabag, 2.1g
Additives: none
Water:154° 8 ounce hot spigot water
Steep Time: a little over 4 minutes, I started with 2 and kept adding
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: not much smell from the bag
Steeped Tea Smell: not much smell from the tea
Flavor: brown water, no flavor
Body: N/A
Aftertaste: N/A
Liquor: dark brown

This came as part of a gift and is of unknown age and history so I am refraining from rating this tea. I had very low expectations to begin with as I look down on decaffeinated teas (caffeine free is a different story) but I was expecting bitter not flavorless.

Post-Steep Additives: none